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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Curriculum Planning Begins with Self-Reflection
Dr. Kimberly Parker discusses the internal work that teachers need to do during the curriculum development process in order to engage and support students in their learning.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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A clip from a documentary that examines the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.
Stolen Lives: The Charge of Genocide and the Residential Schools
Various scholars, indigenous and non-indigenous, discuss the charge of genocide regarding the Residential School system in Canada and its effects. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
China and Japan: Neighbors, Friends, Enemies
Scholar Joshua A. Fogel discusses the history of interactions between Japan and China.
Choosing Cruelty: The Psychology of Perpetrators
Social psychologist James Edward Waller describes the importance of studying perpetrator behavior.
Color Adjustment
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This film traces many years of turbulent race relations by looking at television programs.
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience Part Two - Between Two Worlds
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The second of a 3-part series explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Benjamin Ferencz: Watcher of the Sky
This film focuses on Benjamin Ferencz, a former prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials who is dedicated to preventing mass atrocities.
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
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This documentary illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin—a visionary activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement.
Camera of My Family: Four Generations in Germany 1845-1945
Photographer Catherine Hanf Noren tells the story of her family, before, during, and after the Holocaust, through old photographs.
Can You Solve This?
In this video illustrating the Wason Rule Discovery Test, people are asked to determine the rule governing a sequence of three numbers.